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Zdeno Chara has been placed on injured reserve -- for now.

The Boston Bruins defenseman was put on IR retroactive to Sept. 24, when he suffered an upper body injury during a preseason game against the New York Rangers.

But as CSNNE's Joe Haggerty and 98.5 The Sports Hub's James Stewart pointed out, the 38-year-old may not miss any games since it is retroactive.

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